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Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz was born in Paris on October 27, 1944, in a Spanish family exiled in France due to the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). He is a consultor for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and has been a member of the Pontifical Theological Academy since 1989. He was elected and confirmed by Pope Francis as Prelate of Opus Dei on January 23, 2017.

"Today especially, with the whole Church, we contemplate Joseph, that just and faithful man. Let us entrust ourselves to his intercession."

St Josemaría was moved by St Joseph’s simplicity and greatness: his life, that of “a craftsman from Galilee, just one man among many”, was closely united to the lives of Jesus and Mary. He saw in him the features of those who know they are called by God to live their everyday lives with Him, with everything that implies, including unforeseen events and worries. St Joseph lived under the ...

The Prelate of Opus Dei spent three days in London in December 2017. This video includes some of the things he said to his sons and daughters in Britain and the various apostolic initiatives he was able to visit or hear about.

Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz has returned to Rome, after two weeks in Brazil during which he had the opportunity to get to know and speak with many people in the Prelature and their friends, in São Paulo and Río de Janeiro.

During a two day visit to the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz took part in an academic act honoring the former chancellor Bishop Javier Echevarría, and had a get-together with over 3,000 people in the University's sports complex.